Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer: Bronze Age Cities in Iron Age Context
The historical King Solomon has been discussed and debated by many scholars over the years. It is interesting, however, to see that the historicity of the city list of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer has been accepted by traditional and more radical scholars alike, who have suggested historical contexts i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2022, Volume: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 288-304 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Solomon Israel, King
/ Master builder
/ Warrior
/ Bible. Könige 1. 9,15-23
/ Hazor
/ Megiddo
/ Gezer
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | The historical King Solomon has been discussed and debated by many scholars over the years. It is interesting, however, to see that the historicity of the city list of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer has been accepted by traditional and more radical scholars alike, who have suggested historical contexts in the 10th, 9th, or 8th century BCE for it. In this article we examine the list from a primarily literary point of view, placing it in the broader context of royal ideology in the ancient Near East and arguing that it may preserve memories of great cities from the Canaanite era. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-bja10051 |